Nintendo Delays Live-Action The Legend of Zelda Movie

Nintendo has delayed the launch of its upcoming live-action The Legend of Zelda movie, the company has just confirmed.

A statement by Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto, posted to social media this afternoon, states that "extra time" will now be taken to improve the film's quality.

The movie had been set to arrive on March 26, 2027, and will now arrive May 7, 2027 — the date previously held by the now-delayed Avengers: Secret Wars.

"This is Miyamoto," the statement reads. "For production reasons, we are changing the release date of the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda to May 7, 2027.

"It will be some weeks later than the release timing we originally announced, and we will take the extra time to make the film as good as it can be. Thank you for your patience."

Nintendo did not elaborate further on its decision to move the Zelda film's launch date, but the company's decision to take advantage of the previous Avengers: Secret Wars slot suggests Nintendo wants to take advantage of Marvel's previous launch window, and steer clear of several other big hitters around its previous launch date in March.

Zelda's previous release date had been just one week after the scheduled release of Sonic The Hedgehog 4, on March 19, 2027, and would have seen it square up directly with Godzilla x Kong: Supernova.

Avengers: Secret Wars is now set for December 17, 2027, meanwhile.

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